Mawza` in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mawza` in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mawza`Ta`izz (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mawza` plotted against Ta`izz and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Mawza` followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Ta`izz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Mawza` ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Ta`izz and 34th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.07
Rank in Yemen
19th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
2nd of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.12
Rank in Yemen
34th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
3rd of 9

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mawza`SasolburgOceanside

In new street additions, Mawza` fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sasolburg built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Oceanside built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Mawza` grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Sasolburg grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Oceanside became progressively more disconnected. Mawza` and Oceanside have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.